Research Tips & Tools

Subject Guide:

Education Research Guide

Find books

Books on education will be found primarily in the L - LC areas on the 2nd floor of the library. If you are looking for Curriculum Materials - those titles will be in a separate area near the School of Education on the 2nd floor. Search the HELIN Library Catalog to locate books on specific topics.

HELIN Library Catalog - The combined library catalog of RWU, PC, URI, RIC, CCRI, Salve, JWU, Bryant, Wheaton, and Brown

InRhode - to find books in both the HELIN Library Catalog and Brown's Library Catalog, Josiah

 Find articles in online databases

Link to a listing of the library's databases relevant to Education. Many of these databases will provide full-text articles.

Find journals and magazines

Link to RWU e-journal subscriptions. Search by title or subject.

Find Reference Tools

Link to online reference resources such as encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, etc.

Print Reference titles can be located at REF L - LC

Web Sites

Comprehensive Education Resources:
Educator's Reference Desk
EduHound
National Education Association
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Education World
U.S. Department of Education (ED) Home Page
Tufts University Child and Family Web Guide
International Children's Digital Libary

Teacher Resources:
Annenberg Media -- Professional development for K-12 teachers.  Free through Video On Demand.
Awesome Stories.com -- "AwesomeStories.com uniquely uses the Internet to link its story content to hundreds of thousands of the world's best on-line primary sources."
Facing History -- "engages students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry."
JASON Project
New York Times Learning Network
Landmarks for Schools
Learner Online -- From the Annenberg CPB Project. 
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics -- resources for math educators.

Foreign Language Resources:
Francais - Rhode Island State Resources
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
National Capital Language Resource Center

Educational Research:
ChildStats.gov
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections -- access to nearly 9,000 resources on child care and early education
CLAS: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Database
Landmark Project
EDUCAUSE -- Consortium of higher education institutions that facilitates the introduction, use and access to and management of information resources in teaching, learning, scholarship, and research.
Kids Count Data & Publications -- State-by-state and national indicators of child well-being.  View state profiles, graphs, maps, rankings, and download raw data.
McREL: Educational Research
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

National Standards:
National Standards and Benchmarks Database
Art:  National Standards for Arts Education
English/Language Arts: Standards for the English Language Arts
Foreign Languages: National Standards for Foreign Language Education
Geography: Geography for Life: National Geography Standards
History: National Standards for History
Information Literacy: Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning
Mathematics: NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Science: National Science Education Standards
Science: Benchmarks for Science Literacy
Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
Technology: National Education Technology Standards for Students: Connecting Curriculum and Technology